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30 A Day Well Spent, farce, 1 act, by John Oxenford 7 5 

2 A Desperate Game, comic drama, 1 act, by Morton 3 2 

75 Adrift, temp drama, 3 acts, by C. W. Babcock, M. D 6 4 

80 Alarmingly Suspicious, comedietta, 1 act, J. P. 8impson...4 3 

39 A Life's Revenge, drama, 3 acts, by W. E. Suter 7 5 

78 An Awful Criminal, farce, 1 act, by J. Palgrave Simpson... 3 3 

15 An Unhappy Pair, ethiop'n farce, 1 act, by G. W. H. Griffin ..I 1 

65 An Unwelcome Return, com' intl'd, 1 act, by Geo. A. Munson 3 1 

31 A Pet of the Public, farce, 1 act, by Edward Sterling 4 2 

21 ARomantic Attachment, comed'tta, I act, by Arthur Wood... 3 3 
43 Arrah DeBaugh, drama, 5 acts, by F. C. Kinnaman 7 5 

73 At Last, temperance drama, 3 acts, by G. C. Vautrot 7 1 

20 A Ticket of Leave, farce, 1 act, by Watts Phillips 3 2 

100 Aurora Floyd, drama, 2 act, by W. E. Suter 7 3 

89 Beauty of Lyons, dom drama, 3 acts, by W. T. Moncrieff..ll 2 

8 Better Half, comedietta, 1 act, by T. J. Williams 5 2 

98 Black Statue, ethiopean farce, 1 act, by C. White 3 2 

113 Bill Detrick, melo drama, 3 acts, by A. Newton Field 6 4 

86 Black vs White, farce, 1 act, by Geo. S. Vautrot 4 2 

14 Brigands of Calabria, rom drama, 1 act, W. E. Suter 6 1 

22 Captain Smith, farce, 1 act, by E. Berrie 3 3 

84 Cheek will Win, farce, 1 act, by W. E. Suter 3 

49 Der two Surprises, dutch farce, 1 act, by M. A. D. Clifton ..1 1 

72 Deuce is in Him, farce, 1 act, by R. J. Raymond 5 1 

19 Did I Dream it? farce, 1 act, by J. P. Wooler 4 3 

42 Domestic Felicity, farce, 1 act, by Hattie L. Lambla I 1 

60 Driven to the Wall, play, 4 acts, by A. D. Ames 10 3 

27 Fetter Lane to Gravesend, ethiopean farce 2 

13 Give me my Wife, farce, 1 act, by W. E. Suter 3 3 

117 Hal Hazard, military drama, 4 acts, by Fred G. Andrews...8 3 

50 Hamlet, tragedy, 5 acts, by Shakespeare 15 3 

24 Handy Andy, ethiopean farce, 1 act 2 

66 Hans, the Dutch J. P., dutch farce, 1 act, by F. L. Cutler. ..3 1 
116 Hash, farce, 1 act, by W. Henri Wilkins 4 2 

52 Henry Granden, drama, 3 acts, by Frank L. Bingham 11 8 

17 Hints on Elocution and how to become an Actor, 

103 How Sister P. got Child Baptized, etho farce, 1 act, 2 1 

76 How He Did It, comic drama, 1 act, by John Parry 3 2 

74 How to tame Mother-in-law, farce, 1 act, by H. J. Byron. ..4 2 

35 How Stout You're Getting, farce, 1 act, by J. M. Morton 5 2 

26 Hunter of the Alps, drama, 1 act, by Wm. Dimond 9 4 

47 In the Wrong Box, etho farce, 1 act, by M. A. D. Clifton 3 

95 In the Wrong Clothes, farce, I act, 5 3 

77 Joe's Visit, etho farce, 1 act, by A. Leavitt & H. Eagan 2 1 

11 John Smith, farce, 1 act, by W. Hancock 5 3 

99 Jumbo Jum, farce, I act 4 3 

82 Killing Time, farce, 1 act, 1 1 

9 Lady Audley's Secret, drama, 2 act, by W. E. Suter 6 4 

3 Lady of Lyons, drama, 5 acts, by Bulwer '2 5 

104 Lost, temperance drama, 3 acts, by F. L. Cutler 6 2 

106 Lodgings for Two, comic sketch, 1 act, by F. L. Cutler 3 

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THOSE AWFUL BOYS 



An Ethiopean Farce, 



IN ONE ACT, 



A. NEWTON FIELD, 



AUTHOR OF 

Other People's Children, The Pop-corn Man, School, Twain's Dodging, 

Reverses, The Yankee Duelist, The New Magdalen, 

Bill Detrick, etc. 

"With entrances and Exits, List of Properties, and Stage Business 
carefully marked. Printed from the Author's own Mss. 






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THOSE AWFUL BOYS. 



CAST OF CHARACTERS, 
Ab performed by the Opera House Co., Clyde 0., Oct. 10th 1879. 

Budgie W. L. Stark 

Toddie A. Newton Field 

Nunkie W. H. ArliD 

Doctor F. Weal 

Davie Frank Roger? 



COSTUMES.— APPROPRIATE FOR THE CHARACTERS. 



Time of Playing — twenty minutes. 



LIST OF PROPERTIES. 

Table, cupboard, pedestal. Statuettes, fruit cans, three ohain,. 
club. Orange partly peeled, tray, and pie. Goat, or with a few 
changes in the lines a pig, or other animal may be substituted. 



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Those Awful Boys. 



SCENE.— Chamber. Table c. Cupboard open, b. v. *. Pedestal* 
a. and l. 2 e., «n7A statuettes. Club on table, three chairs. 

Nunkie discovered in dressing gown and slippers, head tied up in a 
red handkerchief. 

Nunkie. I have taken a task, that is certain. Here I am left 
with those unruly boys to take care of and their mother, (my kind 
sister) told me that they'd be no trouble. No trouble, indeed ! if she 
calls it no trouble to watch those boys in their daily perambulations, 
ihe don't know what trouble is. First thing I knew this morning, 
was a shout from the nursery, and upon my entering I found Budgie 
seated on the footboard of their cot, pouring water on Toddie, who 
sat on the floor bellowing so that I am sure he might have been 
kheard for half a mile, {cries outside l.) Oh, dear, I wonder what is 
he matter now, eomething unsual I am sure. 

Enter, Budgie laughing from h. 

Budgie. Oh, I say Nunkie, Toddie and I was a swimming down 
here in the creek and I hid his clothes, and he has no clothes and 
he can't come home. 

Nunk. Budgie, what did you do that for ? Ain't you ashamed of 
yourself to use your little brother in that way, 

Bud. I say, Nunkie, do you know Mrs. Singleton's little bitsie 
witsie chickens ? 

Nunk. Our next neighbor ? Yes, I do. What of them ? 

Bud. Well, Nunkie, Toddie ran after them and pulled their feath- 
ers out, and they had no clothes and they couldn't come home. 

Nunk. Oh, dear, what will your mother say ? 

Bud. And say, Nunkie, you know your gold watch that was in 
the top drawer. 

Nunk. Why, of course I do, It was a present from your grand- 
mother. Well, what about it ? 

Bud. Well, Toddie took out dat watch and put it on a rock and 
imashed it wid de axe. 



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Nunk. {starts up, puts hands to head) Oh my, oh my ! did any- 
body ever hear of such a thing, smashing my gold watch, indeed. 

(cries outside l. 

Enter, Toddie L. 2 e. Nuakie seated at table c. Budgie r. 

Toddie. (crying loudly) 

Nunk. (hold* up hand) What is the matter, what is the matter ? 
Sti p crying for eaven> sak ', and tell ine what is the matter. 

Tod.' (crying) I smashed your watch and you are going to lick 
me. {yells louder 

Bud. You'll get a liekin' — oh, you'll get a lickiu' — urn — um — 

Tod. Y'uu shut up your mouth. (yells louder 

Nunk. Come here and sit on Junkie's knee, aud stop crying and 
I won't lick you. (takes him on knee, dancing him up and down) I'd 
sooner lose a dozen watches than hear you cry so. 

Bud. Oh, say, Nunkie, do lick him I likes to hear him cry. 

Nunk. No, I shan't. There, now get down my boy and stop cry- 
ing. But why did you break it? 

Tod. I wanted to see the wheels, (comes R., to Budgie) I didn't 
get no liekin' Mr. Tattletale. Ha, ha-a 1 I didn't get no liukin'. Oh, 
say, Budgie, come and look out of the window. Oh, look at the 
deader, oh, see the deader ! 

Bud. and Tod. Oh, see de deader ! Oh, see de deader ! 

Nunk. (looks out of window r. 3 k.) That is not a deader, it is a 
funeral. 

Bud. Nunkie, buy me one. 

Nu7ik. Buy you what? 

Tod. Buy him a little funeriler. 

Nunk. Oh, nonsense, a funeral is when they carry a dead per- 
son to the cemetery to bury them. 

Bud. Toddie and I hev picked lots of berries, havn't we, Toddie ? 

Tod. I guess we have. Nunkie, take us out to get some of those 
dead berries. 

Nunk. Oh, don't bother me my head aches, now be good boys 
and don't make so much noise to hurt poor Nunkie's head. 

(leans head on arm 
Tod. Say, Budgie, look up dar at de goodies. Nunkie won't see us 
let's get some. 

Bud. Yes, let's. 

They climb upon the table and reach up to the cupboard and stick 
hands into fruit cans. Budgie slips and falls, pulls down cupboard, 
cans roll out, both scream loudly, Budgie trying to get hand, out of 
can, but can't. 

Tod. Here Budgie, lay your hand on de chair and I'll break de 
can off. 

Budgie lays hand on chair, Toddie strikes with club, B,udgie pulls hit 
hand away, club str'kes chair— Toddie screams. 

Nunk. What is the matter ? What are you crying for? 



THOSE AWFUL BOY8. S 

lhd. He would n' let me strike his baud. (screams 

Nunk. (takes Budgie's hand from can) Now, stot> this crying like 
good boys and I shall call the servant to pick up the cans of fruit. 

(sits down by table 
Tod. {looking at club) Say, Budgie, did you ever play base ball? 
Bud. No, I didn't, do you know how? 

Tod. Yes, you see, suppose Nunkie should throw a ball, I would 
hit it like this. 

Strikes over shoulder with club, knocks off statuette l., breaking it — 
commences to cry loudly. 

Bud. Now you'll get a lickin', you'll get a lickin' ! 

Nunk. Oh, do stop such a noise, my head is bursting. 

Tod. I didn't get no lickin'! (going r., hits tiie other statuette 
smashing it to pieces. Budgie cries loudlij.) 

Nunk. What are you crying for, Budgie? 

Bud. I wanted to'break'that one! (exit Toddie L. 

Nunk. I can't stay here and bear this any longer, I shall go out 
walking and try what the cold air will do for me. Budgie, you are 
the oldest and I shall leave you to take care of Toddie till I come 
back. (takes off dressing-gown and handkerchief — exit L. 

Bud. (crying and looking around) There is nothing here for m<- 
to break. (stamps on broken statuette* 

Enter, Toddie u. 

Tod. Budgie, you isn't mad at me, is you Budgie? 

Bud. No, I isn't mad a bit, Toddie. 

Tod. Tell you what it is, Budgie, let's play dat you am sick. 
You be Nunkle, and I'll be nurse, den we'll get all de goodies when 
de folks bring dem in. 

Bud. I'll be Nunkie and you'll be nurse, and we'll hev ail de 
goodies. (knock heard L. 

Tod. Now get in dis dressing gown, and put on dis handkerchief 
quick, here da come. (Budgie puts on dressing -gown and handkerchiej 
assisted by Toddie, sits in chair moaning. (knock L. 

Tod. Now Budgie groan as loud as' you can and dey will think 

you is sick. Come in ! 

Enter, Doctor l. 2 i. 

Doctor. Well, Toddie, how is Nunkie to-day ? 

Tod. Oh, Doctor, he is very sick, I think his stomach is very bad, 
he hasn't had anything good' to eat for six months. I think some 
goodies would do him good. 

Doc. (feel pulse) My, oh my, he is very low. He must have a 
little stimulant, some whiskey — 

Tod. Oh, yes, some whiskey I know it would do him good. Don t 
forget to send it right along. , 

Doc. Well, I'll send it up by Da vie to-night. Keep him real 
quiet. Good night, Toddie. ( exlt L - 2 ■• 



* THOSE AWFUL BOYS. 

Tod. How's dat, Budgie, jes' think, some whiskey, won't dat b« 
nice? 

Bud. Ob, won't it it be fun. {knock h. 

Tod. Now groan, Budgie, you must be awful sick. Come in. 

Enter, Davie l., with tray, pie, and an orange partly peeled, 

Davie. How is Nunkie to-night, Toddie? (Budgie groans 

Tod. Oh, he's awful sick, don't you hear him groan? 

Davie. Here is some pie and an orange that Aunty sent up, she 
thought it would be good for Nunkie. 

Tod. (takes orange and pie) Oh, thank you ! Tell Aunty dat 
we's much obliged to her. 

Davie. That's all right. Good day, Toddie, I hope Nunkie will 
soon be well. 

Tod. Good day, sar. (exit Davie l.) Say, Budgie, see the good- 
ies 1 ( takes peel of of orange 

Bud. I like orange, Toddie ! 

Tod. So do I, Budgie. 

Bud. Give me some, dat's a good boy. 

Tod. (hands him the peel) Don't eat too quick for you's sick you 
know. 

Bud. (turns over peel, looks at Toddie who is eating oranje) Dis is 
only de peeling, Toddie? 

Tod. Yes, I know, but den you is sick, and you shouldn't eat 
anything but peelin'. 

Bud. (throws away peeling) Give me some of de good orange 
Toddie, dat ain't fair ! 

Tod. (gives him seeds) Now, don't eat dem all at onst, Budgie, be- 
cause you's bery sick. 

Bud. (throws seeds down) Den give me some pie, Toddie, won 'I 
you? 

Tod. (eating pie) 1 can't only give you a little, for dis is huckle 
berry pie and it's bery bad for your stomach. 

Bud. Oh, do give me some, Toddie. 

Tod. I'll give you all de next dat comes in. (knock) Come in. 

Enter, Doctor L. 

Doc. How is Nunkie, Toddie? better I hope. 

Tod. (pinches Budgie who groans) He is some worse nor he was 
Doctor. 

Doc. (hands bottle of whiskey) Give a small glass of this every 
hour until I come again. Take good care of him, that's a good boy 
Good day. (exit L. 

Toddie takes out cork and drinks, hands Budgie the remains of pie, 
and orange. 

Tod. Here, Budgie, I don't any more of dis stuff. 

Bud. (slaps pie on floor) I don't wau't any nasty pie or rotten 
orange. I want's some whiskey I 

Tod. (hands him cork) Smell dat, an' when I gets done you may 
smell my breath. 



THOSE AWFUL BOYS. t 

Bud. Dat's mean, Toddy, I won't play. 

Tod. (gives him empty bottle) You can have the rest, Budgie, ain't 
I kind to you ? 
Bud. (turns bottle up) It's empty, there ain't none for rae. 

(whines — noise without L. 

Tod. Oh, here comes Nunkie ! Hurry off wid dem clothes. Here 
jomes Nunkie. 

Budgie takes off dressing -goxon and handkerchief, goes r. Toddie L. 

Enter, Nunkie. l. 2 e., with hand to his head. 

Nunk. Oh, dear me, I feel so terribly bad. Toddie, run for the 
doctor. 
Tod. Nunkie wants de doctor, Nunkie wants de doctor. 

(Toddie runs off h. 2 s. 

Bud. Poor jSTunne, (fans him with bottle) is you beryjsick? 
Won't you have some pie ? (picks up pieces of pie 

Nunk. No, thank you. (screams) Oh, my ! (puts hand on side) 
I'm going to die, I know I am ! 

Enter, Toddie, followed by the Doctor, 

Tod. Here's de doctor, here's de doctor I 

Doe. (feeling pulse) My heaven I Seven pounds of arsenic by 
mistake. He must have an antidote. 

Tod. He must have a nanny-goat I He must have a nanny-goat! 

(exit l. 

Bud, He must have a nanny-goat 1 He must have a nanny-goat I 

(jumps up and down 

Enter, Toddie dragging in a goat. 

Tod. Here's de nanny-goat I 

Toddie runs against the Doctor, who upsets Budgie — Budgie pulls 
Nunkie off his chair, all roll around. Toddie and Budgie cry 
loudly* 



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91 Michael Erie, drama, 2 acts, by Egerton Wilks 8 3 

36 Miller of Derwent Water, drama, 3 acts, by E. Fitzball 5 2 

88 Mischievous Nigger, ethiopean farce, 1 act, by C. White. ..4 2 

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69 Mother's Fool, farce, 1 act, by W. Henri Wilkins 6 1 

1 Mr. & Mrs. Pringle, farce, 1 act, by Don T. De Treuba Cosio..7 2 

23 My Heart's in the Highlands, farce, 1 act, 4 3 

32 My Wife's Relations, comedietta, 1 act, by Walter Gordon. ..4 4 
90 No Cure No Pay, ethiopean farce, 1 act, by G. W. H. Griffin..3 1 

61 Not as Deaf as He Seems, ethiopean farce, 1 act, 2 

37 Not so Bad After All, comedy, 3 acts, by Wybert Reeve 6 5 

44 Obedience, comedietta, 1 act, by Hattie L. Lambla I 2 

81 Old Phil's Birthday, drama, 2 acts, by J. P. Wooler 5 2 

33 On the Sly, farce, 1 act, by John Madison Morton 3 2 

109 Other People's Children, etho farce, 1 act, by A. N. Field 3 2 

85 Outcast's Wife, drama, 3 acts, by Colin H. Hazlewood 12 3 

83 Out on the World, drama, 3 acts, 5 4 

53 Out in the Streets, temp drama, 3 acts, by S. N. Cook 6 4 

57 Paddy Miles' Boy, irish farce, 1 act, by James Pilgrim 5 2 

29 Painter of Ghent, play, 1 ace, by Douglass Jerrold 5 2 

114 Passions, comedy, 4 acts, by F. Marmaduke Dey 8 4 

18 Poacher's Doom, domestic drama, 3 acts, by A. D. Ames 8 3 

51 Rescued, temperance drama, 2 acts, by C. H. Gilbert 5 3 

110 Reverses, domestic drama, 5 acts, by A. Newton Field 12 6 

45 Rock Allen the Orphan, drama, 1 act, by W. Henri Wilkins.,5 3 

96 Rooms to Let without Board, ethiopean farce, 1 act, 2 1 

59 Saved, temperance sketch, 1 act, by Edwin Tardy..., 2 3 

48 Schnaps, dutch farce, 1 act, by M. A. D. Cliffton 1 1 

107 School, ethiopean farce, 1 act, by A. Newton Field 5 

115 S. H. A. M. Pinafore, burl'sq, 1 act, by W. Henri Wilkins... 5 3 

55 Somebody's Nobody, farce, 1 act, by C. A. Maltby 3 2 

94 Sixteen Thousand Years Ago, ethiopean farce, 1 act, 3 

25 Sport with a Sportsman, ethiopean farce, 1 act, 2 

79 Spy of Atlanta, military allegory, 6 acts, by A. D. Ames. ..14 3 

92 Stage Struck Darkey, ethiopean farce, 1 act, 2 1 

10 Stocks Up, Stocks Down, ethiopean farce, 1 act, 2 

62 Ten Nights in a Bar Room, temperance drama, 5 acts, 7 3 

64 That Boy Sam, etho farce, 1 act, by F. L. Cutler 3 1 

40 That Mysterious Bundle, farce, 1 act, by H. L. Lambla 2 2 

38 The Bewitched Closet, sketch, 1 act, by H. L. Lambla 5 % 

87 The Biter Bit, comedy, 2 acts, by Barham Livius 5 2 

101 The Coming Man, farce, 1 act, by W. Henri Wilkins 3 1 

67 The False Friend, drama, 2 act, by Geo. S. Vautrot 6 1 

97 The Fatal Blow, melo-drama, 2 acts, by Edward Fitzball. ..7 1 

93 The Gentleman in Black, drama, 2 act, W. H. Murry 9 4 

112 The New Magdalen, drama, pro 3 acts, by A. Newton Field. ..8 3 

71 The Reward of Crime, drama, 2 acts, by W. Henri Wilkins..5 3 

16 The Serf, tragedy, 5 acts, by R. Talbot 6 3 

68 The Sham Professor, farce, 1 act, by F. L. Cutler 4 

6 The Studio, ethiopean farce, 1 act, 3 

102 Turn of the Tide, temp drama, 3 acts, by W. Henri Wilkins.. .7 4 

54 The Two T. J's, farce, 1 act, by Martin Beecher 4 2 

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63 Three Glasses a Day, teni dra, 2 acts, by W. Henri Wilkins...4 2 

105 Through Snow and Sunshine, drama, 5 acts, 6 4 

4 Twain's Do.lging, etho farce, 1 act, by A. Newton Field 3 1 

5 When Women Weep, com'd'ta, 1 act, by J. N. Gotthold 3 2 

56 Wooing Under Difficulties, farce, 1 act, by J. T. Douglass... 4 8 

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10 Which will he Marry, farce, 1 act, by Thos. E. Wilks 

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